Improvement in spades and shovels



waited States 13s-tent (thlljlre.

Letters Patent N o. 106,779, dated August 30, 1.870.

IMPRUVEMENT IN SPADES AND SHOVELS.

The Schedule referred to in these` Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all 'whom it may concern Be it known that l, J AcoB GAYLoR, of Half Way,

in the county of Jay and State of Indiana, have inpanying drawing' forming part ot this specification,

in whichy Figure 1 represents a perspective view of my improved shovel and handle.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the spade.

Figure 3 is a. detail transverse section of the fastening at the handle.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.4

This invention relates to a new manner of constructing the .blade of a spade, and also to a novel method of securing spades and shovels to the handles, and to a novel construction of handle.

The invention consists, first, in forming upwardprojecting ears, a a, on the sides of the spade-blade A, the said ears being short, but snficiently long to cnt and determine the width oi' the sod. The body of the blade is slightly-depressed in the middle throughout its entire length, as shown.-

The invention consists, also,.in a novel manner of Securing the spade A or shovel B to the handle G.

The handle carries at its lower enda ferrule, b, which projects beyond the handle, and which receives the projecting shank c of said spade or shovel. That 'part of the ferrule which receives the shank is slotted, so as t'o have som'e spring.

Around it is fitted a ring, D, which has a set-screw, d, and an inner curved cam-plate, e, as shown in tic. 3.

`By meansof` the set-'screw the ferrule can be so compressed as to firmly clamp the shank of the spade or shovel.

By means of the set-screw and ring the shovel or spade-bladecan be readily removed, to allow another blade' to be secured to the handle.

Having thus described my invention,

I claim-as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The arrangement oi' a short cutter, a., on each side of the soddiugspade, to incise the earth,- cut the l'oots, andregulate the width of sod,"as shown in fig. 2 of drawing.

2. The slotted fel-rule b, ring D, screw d, and plate e, combined with each other and with the handle C,

for the purpose of clamping the shank of a spade or shovel, as set forth. i

J ACOB CAYLOR.

Witnesses:

Taos. J. DRAGoo, J. A. HENNING. 

